Fleet managers in the East of England: Weekly roadworks update, Monday 15 through to Sunday 21 August
REMINDER
M1 J10-13 HARD SHOULDER RUNNING SCHEME – GANTRY INSTALLATION Work will be carried out overnight on Friday 12 August and Saturday 13 August to install three more gantries over the M1 between junctions 10 and 13. In order to carry out the work the traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction after 10pm. Once this has taken place Bedfordshire Police will start a rolling road block which will slow traffic down and bring it to a stop for approximately 20 minutes while the gantry is lifted and bolted into place. This is expected to take place between midnight and 3am, when traffic flows are at their lowest. There will be further gantry installation work overnight on Friday 19 August and Saturday 20 August.
NEW WORK
A1(M) HERTFORDSHIRE OVERNIGHT CLOSURES FOR MAINTENANCE WORK
Overnight work to re-paint road markings and replace road studs will take place on the A1(M) affecting junctions 7 to 10, between Stevenage and Letchworth.
Work will take place overnight on Monday 15 and Tuesday 16 August between 10pm and 5am on the southbound carriageway between junctions 8 and 7, with the carriageway closed. Southbound traffic will be diverted off the A1(M) at junction 8 on to the A602 Hitchin Road, via the A1072 Gunnels Wood Road and Broadhall Way, to re-join the A1(M) at junction 7.
Work will take place overnight on Wednesday 17 August (between 8pm and 6am) on the northbound carriageway between junctions 9 and 10, with both lanes closed and all traffic directed on to the hard shoulder, and a 50mph speed limit in force.
In addition, work will take place, also overnight on Wednesday 17 August and at the same times, on the southbound approach to junction 9 and its exit slip road. One lane and the slip road will be closed. Drivers wanting to exit at junction 9 will need to continue and leave the motorway at junction 8, returning on the northbound carriageway to exit at junction 9.
A5 MILTON KEYNES OVERNIGHT SLIP ROAD CLOSURES FOR DRAINAGE REFURBISHMENT WORK
Work to complete the cleaning of the drainage system on the A5 between Millers Way overbridge and Kelly’s Kitchen roundabout will require slip road closures for four nights from the evening of Monday 15 August to the morning of Friday 18 August, between 8pm and 6am. There will be clearly-signposted diversions in place affecting north and southbound approaches to the slip roads at the A422 Abbey Hill roundabout and the A509 Portway roundabout.
UPDATED CLOSURES FOR A14 SUFFOLK IMPROVEMENTS AT COPDOCK AND DOCK SPUR INTERCHANGES
A scheme to improve the A14/A12 Copdock Interchange near Ipswich and the A14/A154 Dock Spur Roundabout at Felixstowe started on Monday 23 May. The work will be carried out 24 hours a day and will continue for seven months. During the work a temporary 40mph speed limit will be in force at both junctions, with a 50mph speed limit on the junction approaches. At the southern exit from the Dock Spur roundabout the offside lane of the A14 will be closed. There will be lane closures in place most nights and on a limited number of nights there will be convoy working, with dates to be published once confirmed. The north side of the Copdock Interchange roundabout will be closed to allow resurfacing work on Thursday 18 August and Friday 19 August between 8pm and 6am, traffic from the A12 to A14 eastbound and A14 eastbound to A12 being diverted via the A1214 Scrivener Drive roundabout. The scheme has been designed to accommodate additional traffic generated by the Port of Felixstowe expansion and is being funded by the Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company.
ONGOING WORK
A1 BEDFORDSHIRE OVERNIGHT CLOSURES FOR CARRIAGEWAY REPAIR WORK
A scheme to carry out patching and carriageway repairs on the A1 between Buckden in Cambridgeshire and Biggleswade in Bedfordshire, started on Monday 25 July. The work will be carried out in phases with phases five set to take place this week:
Phase 5, Friday 19 August – southbound carriageway closure between the A1/B661 Buckden roundabout and Diddington. Southbound traffic will be diverted from the A14 Brampton Hut interchange, along the A14 eastbound to exit at junction 24, Godmanchester, to join the A1198 southbound, westbound on the A428 at Caxton Gibbet roundabout to re-join the A1southbound at Wyboston.
A5 MILTON KEYNES OVERNIGHT CLOSURES FOR CARRIAGEWAY REPAIRS
Overnight work to repair the road surface and renew road studs and markings will continue on the A5 between Milton Keynes and Houghton Regis. The work will be carried out in stages with the second taking place for four nights from Monday 15 August to Thursday 17 August, between 9pm and 6am. This week’s work will affect the road between Houghton Regis roundabout (A505/A5) and Tilsworth. There will be a clearly signed diversion in place: northbound traffic will be diverted off the A5 north of Chalk Hill onto the A505 westbound to join the A4146 northbound to re-join the A5 at Kelly’s Kitchen. Southbound traffic will follow the same diversion in reverse. Further closures will take place in September, details to follow.
A14 STOWMARKET BRIDGE REPAIRS – WEEKEND CONTRAFLOW
Work continues on Stowupland Road Bridge over the A14 at Stowmarket affecting the A14 and B1115. A contraflow will be in operation on the westbound carriageway when traffic flows are lighter, every night between 8pm and 6am and during two further weekends in August: from Friday 12 August at 8pm until Monday 15 August at 6am, and on the same days next weekend, between 8pm on Friday 19 August and 6am on Monday 22 August. There will be a 50mph speed restriction on the A14 in both directions between junction 50 Cedars Interchange and junction 49 Tothill Interchange, 24 hours a day for the duration of the work. There will be a full closure of the A14 eastbound on two weekday nights towards the end of the work in late August to remove the traffic management, dates to be advised. Traffic will be diverted via the A1120 and A1308 through Stowmarket on these two nights.
M1 J10 TO J13 BEDFORDSHIRE HARD SHOULDER RUNNING SCHEME
The following work is being carried out as part of the M1 J10 to J13 Managed Motorway scheme to provide additional capacity by opening up the hard shoulder as a running lane. There will be overnight sliproad closures at Junctions 10 and 11 as follows:
- Monday 15 August and Tuesday 16 August: junction 11, northbound entry and exit sliproads;
- Wednesday 17 August: junction 11, northbound entry slip road and junction 11, southbound exit slip road;
- Thursday 18 August: junction 11, northbound entry slip road;
- Friday 19 August: junctions 10 and 11, northbound entry slip roads;
- Saturday 20 August: junction 11, northbound entry slip road.
A contraflow is in operation on the M1 between junctions 12 and 13. During peak hours three lanes will remain open in both directions. A contraflow remains in operation from north of Junction 11 to Junction 10, diverting a lane of southbound traffic onto the northbound carriageway. Traffic on the northbound carriageway is using the hard shoulder as an additional lane. This allows for three lanes of traffic in each direction during the day whilst work takes place. This will continue until July 2011. There are currently hard shoulder closures between Junctions 11 and 12, with a speed restriction of 50 mph. In addition, the same speed restriction is in force to junctions 10 and 13. The enforced 50mph speed limit is there for the safety of the travelling public and the workforce on site. This traffic management is in place for the work on the Hard Shoulder Running scheme to reduce congestion and improve safety on the 15 mile stretch of the M1 in Bedfordshire. Motorists are advised to allow extra time for their journeys whilst the road works are taking place.
SPEED LIMIT ON A1 SOUTHBOUND AND NORTHBOUND NEAR PETERBOROUGH
A 50mph speed restriction has been introduced on the southbound and northbound carriageway of the A1 at Water Newton while investigations are carried out on the central reservation.
A14 CAMBRIDGESHIRE MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY WORK
Work is continuing on the westbound carriageway between Milton (J33) and Histon (J32) to repair the embankments, install a new verge safety barrier and close the existing lay-by. This work will continue until late August and involves 24hour narrowed lanes and a 50mph speed restriction in place.
ROUTINE WEED SPRAYING OF MOTORWAY AND TRUNK ROADS CENTRAL RESERVATION
Routine weed spraying continues next week from Monday 15 August on single carriageway sections of the A120 in Essex .The work is being carried out overnight between 8pm and 6am with lane closures in place past the works area as required. The work will be completed by 6am on Saturday 20 August.
A14 SUFFOLK – A14 CORRIDOR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEME
Work to install the final stage of the £70m jam-busting technology project for the A14 began in Needham Market in September 2010. The project will see an electronic messaging system operating from the M1 at Catthorpe in Leicestershire through to the Port of Felixstowe. The final stage covers from Needham Market to Felixstowe. Commissioning of the signs and traffic detectors has commenced. The public may notice some of the signs being switched on during this period, they may display ‘sign under test’ or a message stating ‘workforce in road’ with its associated pictogram while testing takes place. It is anticipated that system will be fully commissioned by the end of August.
The technology will benefit road users by providing them with advanced warnings of queuing or stationery traffic ahead. The signs will also provide information about expected journey times and information on diversions when they are necessary. The use of CCTV cameras will provide information to help improve traffic flow and monitor major incidents including improving response times to incidents by the emergency services.
A120 ESSEX, MARKS FARM ROUNDABOUT IMPROVEMENT WORK
Work started on Monday 1 August for 45 weekday nights (8pm to 6am only), weather permitting, to improve traffic flows around Marks Farm roundabout on the A120 near Braintree. The work is being carried out as a condition of planning permission for a supermarket expansion nearby. The dual section of the A120 eastbound approaching the roundabout will be reduced to one lane for the duration of the works and four way temporary traffic lights will be in place to control traffic around the roundabout as required during the overnight works. This work is expected to be complete by mid-October.
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